After years of no one in my household taking an interest in how I make a living, my 12-year-old caught me off-guard recently with a barrage of questions about investing. “What do you know about Elon Musk?” “How much money do I need to invest?” “How long will it take …
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Happy Favorite Things Friday, friends! This week has flown by for us! This week I’ve been reflecting a lot about Cope and that his birthday is this week! Just two years ago, we were anxiously waiting for a baby that we would soon call ours. I can’t believe today that …
Read More » The startup behind a TikTok-style video app rocketed in its Hong Kong market debut, making the latest demonstration of investor hunger for initial public offerings and for high-growth technology companies. Shares in Kuaishou Technology nearly tripled from their IPO price in early trading Friday, implying a market value of more …
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TikTok’s campus in Culver City, Calif. AFP/Getty Images The clock is ticking on TikTok after potential avenues to avoid President Donald Trump’s promised ban on the Chinese app appeared to dry up as the week began. Microsoft Corp. MSFT, -0.65% announced Sunday that its bid for TikTok had been turned …
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TikTok’s Chinese parent, ByteDance Ltd., is discussing with the U.S. government possible arrangements that would allow the popular video-sharing app to avoid a full sale of its U.S. operations, according to people familiar with the matter. Discussions around such an option have risen in prominence since the Chinese government took …
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Just three months after taking the job, TikTok Chief Executive Officer Kevin Mayer announced his resignation in an internal memo to employees late Thursday, where he spoke of a changing political landscape. “ “In recent weeks, as the political environment has sharply changed, I have done significant reflection on what …
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General Atlantic and Sequoia Capital, two major investors in TikTok’s Chinese parent company, are maneuvering to be part of a deal to acquire the U.S. operations of the popular video-sharing app as it seeks to avoid a ban by the Trump administration, according to people familiar with the discussions. The …
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When Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg delivered a speech about freedom of expression in Washington, D.C., last fall, there was also another agenda: to raise the alarm about the threat from Chinese tech companies and, more specifically, the popular video-sharing app TikTok. Tucked into the speech was a line …
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Twitter Inc. has had preliminary talks about a potential combination with TikTok, the popular video-sharing app that the Trump administration has declared a national-security threat due to its Chinese ownership, according to people familiar with the matter. It is unclear whether Twitter will pursue a deal with TikTok, which would …
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